<p>Suicide gene therapy has become a major element in anticancer gene therapy and holds great promise for the future. In Suicide Gene Therapy: Methods and Reviews, prominent researchers and clinicians comprehensively detail the theory and practice of this exciting and elegant therapeutic approach. I
Suicide Gene Therapy, Methods and Reviews
β Scribed by Caroline J. Springer
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 543
- Series
- Methods in Molecular Medicine
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Cancer Research UK Centre for Cancer Therapeutics at the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey. Covers gene therapy targets in malignant cells. Comprehensively discusses theory and practice. DNLM: Neoplasms - therapy.
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